Teen victims ID’d in double shooting near Gwinnett County lake

Gwinnett County police are investigating after two teenagers were found dead early Thursday.

Credit: JOHN SPINK / AJC

Credit: JOHN SPINK / AJC

Gwinnett County police are investigating after two teenagers were found dead early Thursday.

Gwinnett County police are investigating after two teenagers were found dead early Thursday in a lakefront neighborhood south of Snellville.

Officers responding to a person shot call found the victims shortly after 12:30 a.m. along Lake Drive in the neighborhood bordering Norris Lake, according to police. They were later identified as 17-year-old John Pendrack of Snellville and 19-year-old Aiden Reynolds of Conyers. Reynolds’ mother told Channel 2 Action News they were friends.

The teenagers were found along Lake Drive in the neighborhood bordering Norris Lake.

Credit: JOHN SPINK / AJC

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Credit: JOHN SPINK / AJC

Homicide detectives and crime scene technicians processed the scene for hours overnight. Police appeared to be focusing their efforts in the Sunset Beach area.

“Currently the motive is still under investigation and there is no suspect information available,” a Gwinnett police spokesperson said in a news release.

Further details about the shooting were not released.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Gwinnett police detectives at 770-513-5300. Tipsters can remain anonymous, and be eligible for rewards of up to $2,000, by contacting Crime Stoppers Atlanta at 404-577-8477, texting information to 274637 or visiting the Crime Stoppers website.

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